GLS Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting
 

 

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Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting

Preliminary Agenda

Sunday, March 18 (Arrival Day)

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Registration

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Program Showcase Set-up

 


 

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Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting

Preliminary Agenda

Monday, March 19 (Day 1)

7:30 am – 5:00 pm

Registration

All Day

Exhibits

9:00 – 12:00 pm

Tribal Grantee Plenary: Traditional Tribal Opening, Welcome, and Belonging

·         Don Lyons MSW, Anishinabe Leech Lake Nation /Six Nations Mohawk, SAMHSA Tribal Technical Assistance Center

·         Maegan Ray, Wailaki/Pomo, SAMHSA Tribal Technical Assistance Center

·         Lori King, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, SAMHSA Tribal Technical Assistance Center

 

9:00 – 12:00 pm

State Grantee Plenary: Welcome, Introductory Remarks, Connecting Grantees

·         Brandon Johnson, MHS, SAMHSA

·         James Wright, LCPC, SAMHSA

  • Brian Hepburn, MD, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)

 

 

12:00pm  – 1:30 pm

Lunch (On your own)

Plenary (all grantees)

1:30 – 3:00

Welcoming Remarks

·         Elinore F. McCance-Katz, MD, PhD, Assistant Secretary, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

 

Garrett Lee Smith Priorities

·         Richard McKeon, PhD, Chief, Suicide Prevention Branch, SAMHSA

 

 

3:00 – 5:00

 

Program Showcase

 

 


 

 


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Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting

Preliminary Agenda

Tuesday, March 20 (Day 2)

7:30 – 5:00

Registration

All Day

Exhibits

9:00 – 10:00 am

State & Tribal Plenary: GLS Program Impact: The Evidence to Date

·         Christine Walrath, PhD, ICF

 

10:00 am – 10:15 am

BREAK

10:15 am – 11:30 am

Breakout 1A: What Every Grantee Ought to Know About Communicating Data  

·         Christina Zurla, ICF

·         Sophia Zanakos, PhD, ICF

 

 

Breakout 1B:  Developing Crisis Response Protocol in Tribal Communities

·         Pamela End of Horn, MSW., LICSW, Indian Health Service

·         Diane Sekaquaptewa, Yakama Nation Behavioral Health

·         Thomasine Fife, MHR, LADC, Muscogee (Creek) Nation

 

 

Breakout 1C:  Developing a Community Postvention Response after a Suicide Death

·         Mary Ann Panarelli, EdD, Fairfax County Public Schools

·         Kerri Nickerson, LCSW, MPH, SPRC

 

 

 

 

 

Breakout 1D:  Reaching Veterans Not in VHA Care

·         James Wright, LCPC, SAMHSA

·         Megan McCarthy, PhD, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

·         Caitlin Thompson, PhD, The Cohen Network

·         Andrea Iger Duarte, MSW, MPH, LCSW

 

 

Breakout 1E:  Addressing Suicide Prevention in 10-14 Year Olds

·         Holly Wilcox, MA, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

·         Scott Fritz, Mental Health Association of Monmouth County

 

 

Breakout 1F:  Culturally Relevant Suicide Prevention Strategies for AI/ANs in Urban Settings

·         Lauren Lockhart, MSW, American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Michigan

·         Sandra Momper, MSW, PhD, University of Michigan

·         Aurora Mamea, Native American Health Center, Inc.

·         Victoria Ramirez, Native American Health Center, Inc.

·         Jason Losoya, Native American Health Center, Inc.

·         Stephanie Craig Rushing, MPH, PhD, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

 

 

Breakout 1G:  SAMHSA Grants Management

·         Louis Velasco, MPH, SAMHSA

 

 

11:30 am – 1:00 pm

LUNCH (On your own)

1:00 pm – 2:15 pm

Breakout 2A: What Every Grantee Ought to Know About Communicating Data

·         Christina Zurla, ICF

·         Sophia Zanakos, PhD, ICF

 

 

Breakout 2B:  Planning for Success: How to Effectively Modify Grant Planning Based on: Barriers, Changes in State Climate, and New Data

·         James Wright, LCPC, SAMHSA

·         Ashleigh Husbands, MA, SPRC

·         Taylor Moore, PhD, ICF

 

 

Breakout 2C:  Surveillance Session 101 

·         Alex Crosby, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

 

 

Breakout 2D:  Coalition Building: Strategies to Engage and Sustain Community, State, and Tribal Suicide Prevention Coalitions

·         Tracey Cordero, MBA, New Mexico Tribal Prevention Project

·         Kelley Cunningham, MS, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

·         Adam Swanson, MPP, SPRC

 

 

Breakout 2E:  Promoting Hope and Healing: Responding to Suicide Deaths in Native Communities

·         Anna Whiting Sorrell, MPA, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Health Department

·         Brenda Bodnar, RN, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Health Department

 

 

Breakout 2F:  SAMHSA Grants Management

·         Louis Velasco, MPH, SAMHSA

 

 

 

Breakout 2G:  Essentials of State Collaboration with Tribal Communities: Building Strong and Sustainable Relationships

·         Lesa Evers, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

·         Shelby Rowe, MBA, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

·         Johnna James, MSNAL, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

·         Sigrid Reinert, MA, MPH, Washington State Department of Health

 

 

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm

BREAK

2:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Breakout 3A:  Improving Your Crisis Center Capacity Within Your State and Tribe

·         James Wright, LCPC, SAMHSA

·         Christy Malik, MSW, NASMHPD

·         Shari Sinwelski, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline)

 

 

Breakout 3B: Using Child Death Review Team Data for Prevention Strategies

·         Abby Collier, MS, National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention

 

 

Breakout 3C:  Using National Evaluation Data to Benefit Your Program

·         Taylor Moore, PhD, ICF

 

 

Breakout 3D:  Surveillance Session 101

·         Alex Crosby, MD, MPH, CDC

 

Breakout 3E:  Shaping System to Transition Youth from Child to Adult Systems

·         Andrea Alexander, SAMHSA

·         Eric Ludlow, SAMHSA

 

 

Breakout 3F: Zero Suicide and Systems Change in Tribal Health and Behavioral Health Care Settings

·         Kristie Brooks, MS, LPC, Choctaw Nation

·         Joshua Mabray, CRC, LPC, Choctaw Nation

·         Pamela Jumper-Thurman, PhD, Council Oak Training and Evaluation, Inc.,

·         Annie Huntington-Kriska, Southcentral Foundation

·         Malena Andary, Southcentral Foundation

·         Cheryl Blie, MA, Native Americans for Community Action, Inc. (NACA)

 

 

Breakout 3G:  Unique Strategies for Successful Suicide Prevention in Tribal Communities

·         Maegan Rides At The Door, LCPC, NCC, University of Montana/Fort Peck

·         Dale Decoteau, University of Montana/Fort Peck

·         Esther Tenorio, Pueblo San Felipe

·         Deborah Altschul, PhD, Pueblo San Felipe/University of New Mexico

·         Novalene Goklish, MS, White Mountain Apache Tribe/Johns Hopkins University Center for American Indian Health

 

 

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

State & Tribal Plenary: Townhall Meeting with Dr. McKeon & Dr. Larson

·         Richard McKeon, PhD, SAMHSA

·         Justine Larson, MD, MPH, MHS, SAMHSA

 

 

 


 

 


Time

Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting

Preliminary Agenda

Wednesday, March 21 (Day 3)

 

Registration

 

Exhibits

9:00 am – 10:15 am

Breakout 4A:  Child Welfare, Justice Involved Youth and Suicide Prevention

·         Valorie Barriga, NACA

·         Diana Kirby, MS, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

·         Cindy Ewell Foster, PhD, University of Michigan

 

 

Breakout 4B:  Elpengyuqelgha Nangaghnemnun Wyaghimaleq: Becoming Aware of What Stole Our Cultural Wellbeing

·         Panganga Pungowiyi, Kawerak, Inc.

·         Darlene Trigg, BBS, Norton Sound Health Corporation

 

 

Breakout 4C:  Suicide Prevention Across SAMHSA Grants

·         Brandon Johnson, MHS, SAMHSA

·         Angela Mark, SAMHSA

·         Elicia McIntyre, MSW., LCSW-C, SAMHSA

 

 

 

Breakout 4D:  CDC Suicide Prevention in Rural Settings

·         Asha Ivey-Stephenson, PhD, MA, CDC

·         Lorah Ludwig, Heath Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

 

 

Breakout 4E:  SAMHSA Project AWARE: Opportunities to Collaborate on School Based Suicide Prevention

·         Nancy Kelly, MS Ed, SAMHSA

·         Joyce Sebian, MS Ed, SAMHSA

 

 

Breakout 4F:  Surveillance Session 201

·         Alex Crosby, MD, MPH, CDC

·         Sarah Brummett, MA, JD, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment

 

 

Breakout 4G:  Follow Up Care Collaborations

·         Julie Ebin, EdM, SPRC

·         Kim Gryglewicz, PhD, MSW, University of Central Florida

·         Randi Skender, MSW, LCSW Chickasaw Nation Medical Center

·         Stacey Williams, LMSW, Missouri Department of Mental Health

·         Kirsti Millar, MS, PLPC, ReDiscover Missouri

 

 

10:15 am – 10:30 am

BREAK

10:30 am – 11:45 pm

Plenary: All Grantees

Changing the Conversation from Suicide to Suicide Prevention: Messages that Can Save Lives

·         John Draper, PhD, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

·         Shelby Rowe, MBA., Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

  • Craig Miller, Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Coalition

11:45 pm – 12:00 pm

Closing Remarks

Richard McKeon, PhD Chief, Suicide Prevention Branch, SAMHSA